This Much Is True (The Liar’s Club, #3) by Vivienne Lorret
US pub date - 7/1/25
Regardless of the other books on my NetGalley TBR list (all of which publish earlier than July 2025) ((this review was written on 10/30/24 and 10/31/24)), I started this and focused and read only this title over two and a half days until I was finished
*Thea is the youngest of the Hartley children, in her third season, a playwright whose muse has abandoned her
*Jasper St James is an utterly utterly wonderful MMC - a veritable perfect Robin Hood who takes care of those he loves
*Tales of Lady Content, Lord Turgid and Lord Flaccid appear
*Nell Hunicutt makes a quick reappearance
*perfect together MC’s
**also, this title SERIOUSLY put the Spandau Ballet song ‘True’ in my head and it wouldn’t leave. For days.
“This much is true
This much is true
I know, I know, I know this much is true
This much is true
This much is true (huh huh)
This much is true
This much is true
I know this much is true
This much is true (huh huh)
This much is true (I know this much is true)
This much is true (huh huh)
This much is true (I know this much is true)
I know, I know, I know this much is true”
And that’s what I had in my head when I thought about this story, when I wasn’t thinking about how much I adored Lady Broadbent, Jasper, and Thea.
Incredibly romantic, I loved this one and Jasper’s paper flowers, and Jasper.
On a scale of swoons - I’d say this is wonderfully swoony. The first full on intimacy scene is a high serving of romance, emotional foreplay, and steam. The first post-coital scene is full of lovely longing, of the star crossed, we-can-never-be-together variety, and it all works.
The longing in this one is excellent, and if I could rate that more than 5 stars, I would (a slow burn, full of longing romance is my preferred and I’m very choosy about what I like, and what I love. This, I loved.
Though it wasn’t completely perfect - I found the ending very abrupt, and some of situations didn’t strike me as fully plausible. I’m still rating this up to five stars, because despite my issues, it was a very enjoyable story, and again, the longing in this is not to be trifled with.
I’ve loved this entire trilogy and though I wish this would have been a series with more titles, I look forward to reading whatever Ms Lorret writes next.
Thank you to Avon and NetGalley for the DRC
